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Polish PM Has “Good News”

The latest drop in unemployment shows that the Polish economy is developing dynamically, Prime Minister Beata Szydlo said on Wednesday, PAP reported. “More good news today—unemployment in Poland has fallen to 8.1%. That shows that we are a dynamically developing country, a dynamically developing economy,” Szydlo told reporters. She added: “This economic data which shows that positive consumer sentiment is increasing, positive sentiment among entrepreneurs is growing, that all indicators relating to industrial output, export, are improving, relating to the fall in unemployment—that shows very clearly that the economic plan were are carrying out is a plan heading in the right direction.” The country’s Central Statistical Office said on Wednesday that unemployment in Poland dropped to 8.1% in March from 8.5% in February. Earlier this month, the Polish Labor Ministry estimated that unemployment in March had dropped to 8.2%, the lowest level for the month in 26 years. In this year’s budget bill, the government predicted that the unemployment rate would be 8% towards the end of the year.